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View from Argentina: No Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona comparisons, we are just so proud to have two legends

For years, there was a debate in Argentina about who was better: Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi. Now, we have stopped comparing them. They are the two greatest players in football history and it makes us proud to have those two big names as part of our country.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022

Dragons v Pau team news as hosts take wraps off talented teen being tipped to soar for Wales at 2027 World Cup

The Welsh side made a strong start to their EPCR Challenge Cup campaign

Wales Online · Dec 16, 2022

Visualising the FIFA World Cup final

Over the World Cup’s 92-year history, 13 nations have made it to the finals, with eight being crowned champions.

Al Jazeera · Dec 16, 2022

‘He’s one of us’: Lionel Messi’s hometown in Argentina yearns for World Cup victory

For those who have followed Messi’s career from the very beginning, a win on Sunday would mean the culmination of lifelong dream

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Inside Darwin Nunez's Liverpool return as World Cup final referee appointed after leaving Jurgen Klopp fuming

Your Liverpool morning headlines as Darwin Nunez makes his return to Liverpool training while World Cup final referee is appointed despite leaving Jurgen Klopp fuming

Liverpool Echo · Dec 16, 2022

David Beckham branded a 'disgrace' for 'tone deaf' response to Qatar fury

Funnyman Joe Lycett has hit out at David Beckham, labelling him a "disgrace" after Becks finally addressed his controversial deal surrounding the Qatar World Cup

Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

Alexis Mac Allister in argument with father in Lionel Messi vs Diego Maradona debate

Brighton and Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is ready to play in the World Cup final against France on Sunday with childhood stories of Maradona running through his head

Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

What would a more sustainable World Cup look like?

Qatar’s World Cup is ending on Sunday, but the climate pledges that were central to the gas-rich Gulf nation’s successful bid to host the event are staying in the world of mega sporting events

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Messi's Hometown in Argentina Yearns for World Cup Victory

Fernanda Quiroga still remembers how Lionel Messi played soccer in what were then dirt roads around their working class neighborhood in Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city. “(Messi) was always kicking something, a ball, a bottle cap,” said Quiroga, who at 35 is the same age as the captain of Argentina’s national…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 16, 2022

Messi's hometown in Argentina yearns for World Cup victory

Excitement for Sunday’s World Cup final in Argentina is rising fast and anxiety is running particularly high in Messi’s hometown as many are hoping he will finally win the one major trophy missing from his illustrious career

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022